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MOCA’s Collection at the Geffen

Vito Acconci, Under-History Lessons, 1987. Cinderblocks, stools, planks, light, audio. 18 x 120 x 192 in. (45.7 x 304.8 x 487.7 cm). The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Purchase with funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency, and The Broad Art Foundation.

MOCA’s Collection at the Geffen

Drawn from MOCA’s renowned Collection, this exhibition highlights works from the 1960s to the present with an emphasis on installation, scale, and media works. Featuring a wide range of artists long- and newly connected to MOCA, this exhibition highlights artworks that capture the diversity and foresight of MOCA’s collecting over four decades, reflecting the collection’s historical depth, recent experimentation, global awareness, and diverse perspectives.

MOCA’s Collection at the Geffen is organized by Ann Goldstein, Interim Maurice Marciano Director, and Bennett Simpson, Senior Curator, with Emilia Nicholson-Fajardo, Curatorial Assistant, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

Exhibitions at MOCA are supported by the MOCA Fund for Exhibitions with lead funding provided by The Goodman Family Foundation. Major funding is provided by Tatiana Botton, Kathi and Gary Cypres, Alfred E. Mann Charities, and Alicia Miñana and Robert Lovelace. Generous funding is provided by Michael and Zelene Fowler, The Earl and Shirley Greif Foundation, John Morace and Tom Kennedy, Daryl and Robert Offer, Jonathan Segal, and the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation.